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The Project Gutenberg Etext of Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes [Saavedra] (translated by John Ormsby)
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Don Quixote,
Miguel [Saavedra] de Cervantes
PART I. - DON QUIXOTE Volume I. Complete by Miguel de Cervantes, translated by John Ormsby
Translator's Preface
I: About this Translation
II: About Cervantes and Don Quixote
The Author's Preface
Dedication of Volume I
VOLUME I.
Chapter I. - Which treats of the character and pursuits of the famous gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha
Chapter II. - Which Treats of the first sally the ingenious Don Quixote made from home
Chapter III. - Wherein is related the droll way in which Don Quixote had himself dubbed a Knight
Chapter IV. - Of what happened to our Knight when he left the inn
Chapter V. - In which the narrative of our Knight's mishap is continued
Chapter VI. - Of the diverting and important scrutiny which the curate and the barber made in the library of our ingenious gentleman
Chapter VII. - Of the second sally of our worthy knight Don Quixote of La Mancha
Chapter VIII. - Of the good fortune which the valiant Don Quixote had in the terrible and undreamt-of adventure of the windmills, with other occurrences worthy to be fitly recorded
Chapter IX. - In which is concluded and finished the terrific battle between the gallant Biscayan and the valiant Manchegan
Chapter X. - Of the pleasant discourse that passed between Don Quixote and his Squire Sancho Panza
Chapter XI. - What befell Don quixote with certain goatherds
Chapter XII. - Of what a goatherd related to those with Don Quixote
Chapter XIII. - In which is ended the story of the shepherdess Marcela, with other incidents
Chapter XIV. - Wherein are inserted the despairing verses of the dead shepherd, together with other incidents not looked for
Chapter XV. - In which is related the unfortunate adventure that Don Quixote fell in with when he fell out with certain heartless Yanguesans
Chapter XVI. - Of what happened to the ingenious gentleman in the inn which he took to be a castle
Chapter XVII. - In which are contained the innumerable troubles which the brave Don Quixote and his good Squire Sancho Panza endured in the inn, which to his misfortune he took to be a castle
Chapter XVIII. - In which is related the discourse Sancho Panza held with his master, Don Quixote, and other adventures worth relating
Chapter XIX. - Of the shrewd discourse which Sancho held with his master, and of the adventure that befell him with a dead body, together with other notable occurrences
Chapter XX. - Of the unexampled and unheard-of adventure which was achieved by the valiant Don Quixote of La Mancha with less peril than any ever achieved by any famous Knight in the world
Chapter XXI. - Which treats of the exalted adventure and rich prize of Mambrino's helmet, together with other things that happened to our invincible Knight
Chapter XXII. - Of the freedom Don Quixote conferred on several unfortunates who against their will were being carried where they had no wish to go
Chapter XXIII. - Of what befell Don Quixote in the Sierra Morena, which was one of the rarest adventures related in this veracious history
Chapter XXIV. - In which is continued the adventure of the Sierra Morena
Chapter XXV. - Which treats of the strange things that happened to the stout Knight of La Mancha in the Sierra Morena, and of his imitation of the penance of Beltenebros
Chapter XXVI. - In which are continued the refinements wherewith Don Quixote played the part of a lover in the Sierra Morena
Chapter XXVII. - Of how the curate and the barber proceeded with their scheme; together with other matters worthy of record in this great history
Chapter XXVIII. - Which treats of the strange and delightful adventure that befell the curate and the barber in the same Sierra
Chapter XXIX. - Which treats of the droll device and method adopted to extricate our love-stricken Knight from the severe penance he had imposed upon himself
Chapter XXX. - Which treats of address displayed by the fair Dorothea, with other matters pleasant and amusing
Chapter XXXI. - Of the delectable discussion between Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, his squire, together with other incidents
Chapter XXXII. - Which treats of what befell Don Quixote's party at the inn
Chapter XXXIII. - In which is related the novel of "the ill-advised curiosity"
Chapter XXXIV. - In which is continued the novel of "the ill-advised curiosity"
Chapter XXXV. - Which treats of the heroic and prodigious battle Don Quixote had with certain skins of red wine, and brings the novel of "the ill-advised curiosity" to a close
Chapter XXXVI. - Which treats of more curious incidents that occurred at the inn
Chapter XXXVII. - In which is continued the story of the famous Princess Micomicona, with other droll adventures
Chapter XXXVIII. - Which treats of the curious discourse Don Quixote delivered on arms and letters
Chapter XXXIX. - Wherein the captive relates his life and adventures
Chapter XL. - In which the story of the captive is continued.
Chapter XLI. - In which the captive still continues his adventures
Chapter XLII. - Which treats of what further took place in the inn, and of several other things worth knowing
Chapter XLIII. - Wherein is related the pleasant story of the muleteer, together with other strange things that came to pass in the inn
Chapter XLIV. - In which are continued the unheard-of adventures of the inn
Chapter XLV. - In which the doubtful question of Mambrino's helmet and the pack-saddle is finally settled, with other adventures that occurred in truth and earnest
Chapter XLVI. - Of the end of the notable adventure of the officers of the holy brotherhood; and of the great ferocity of our worthy Knight, Don Quixote
Chapter XLVII. - Of the strange manner in which Don Quixote of La Mancha was carried away enchanted, together with other remarkable incidents
Chapter XLVIII. - In which the Canon pursues the subject of the books of chivalry, with other matters worthy of his wit
Chapter XLIX. - Which treats of the shrewd conversation which Sancho Panza held with his master Don Quixote
Chapter L. - Of the shrewd controversy which Don Quixote and the Canon held, together with other incidents
Chapter LI. - Which deals with what the goatherd told those who were carrying off Don Quixote
Chapter LII. - Of the quarrel that don quixote had with the goatherd, together with the rare adventure of the penitents, which with an expenditure of sweat he brought to a happy conclusion
PART II. - DON QUIXOTE Volume II. Complete by Miguel de Cervantes Translated by John Ormsby
DEDICATION OF PART II.
VOLUME II. THE AUTHOR'S PREFACE
Chapter I. - Of the interview the curate and the barber had with Don Quixote about his malady
Chapter II. - Which treats of the notable altercation which Sancho Panza had with Don Quixote's niece, and housekeeper, together with other droll matters
Chapter III. - Of the laughable conversation that passed between Don Quixote, Sancho Panza, and the bachelor Samson Carrasco
Chapter IV. - In which Sancho Panza gives a satisfactory reply to the doubts and questions of the bachelor Samson Carrasco, together with other matters worth knowing and telling
Chapter V. - Of the shrewd and droll conversation that passed between Sancho Panza and his wife Teresa Panza, and other matters worthy of being duly recorded
Chapter VI. - Of what took place between Don Quixote and his niece and housekeeper; one of the most important chapters in the whole history
Chapter VII. - Of what passed between Don Quixote and his Squire, together with other very notable incidents
Chapter VIII. - Wherein is related what befell don quixote on his way to see his lady Dulcinea Del Toboso
Chapter IX. - Wherein is related what will be seen there
Chapter X. - Wherein is related the crafty device Sancho adopted to enchant the lady Dulcinea, and other incidents as ludicrous as they are true
Chapter XI. - Of the strange adventure which the valiant Don Quixote had with the car or cart of "the cortes of death"
Chapter XII. - Of the strange adventure which befell the valiant Don Quixote with the bold Knight of the mirrors
Chapter XIII. - In which is continued the adventure of the Knight of the Grove, together with the sensible, original, and tranquil colloquy that passed between the two Squires
Chapter XIV. - Wherein is continued the adventure of the Knight of the Grove
Chapter XV. - Wherein it is told and known who the Knight of the Mirrors and his Squire were
Chapter XVI. - Of what befell Don Quixote with a discreet gentleman of La Mancha
Chapter XVII. - Wherein is shown the furthest and highest point which the unexampled courage of Don Quixote reached or could reach; together with the happily achieved adventure of the lions
Chapter XVIII. - Of what happened Don Quixote in the castle or house of the Knight of the Green Gaban, together with other matters out of the common
Chapter XIX. - In which is related the adventure of the enamoured shepherd, together with other truly droll incidents
Chapter XX. - Wherein an account is given of the wedding of Camacho the rich, together with the incident of Basilio the poor
Chapter XXI. - In which Camacho's wedding is continued, with other delightful incidents
Chapter XXII. - Wherin is related the grand adventure of the cave of montesinos in the heart of La Mancha, which the valiant Don Quixote brought to a happy termination
Chapter XXIII. - Of the wonderful things the incomparable Don Quixote said he saw in the profound cave of Montesinos, the impossibility and magnitude of which cause this adventure to be deemed apocryphal
Chapter XXIV. - Wherein are related a thousand trifling matters, as trivial as they are necessary to the right understanding of this great history
Chapter XXV. - Wherein is set down the braying adventure, and the droll one of the puppet-showman, together with the memorable divinations of the divining ape
Chapter XXVI. - Wherein is continued the droll adventure of the puppet-showman, together with other things in truth right good
Chapter XXVII. - Wherein it is shown who master pedro and his ape were, together with the mishap Don Quixote had in the braying adventure, which he did not conclude as he would have liked or as he had expected
Chapter XXVIII. - Of matters that Benengeli says he who reads them will know, if he reads them with attention
Chapter XXIX. - Of the famous adventure of the enchanted bark
Chapter XXX. - Of Don Quixote's adventure with a fair huntress
Chapter XXXI. - Which treats of many and great matters
Chapter XXXII. - Of the reply Don Quixote gave his censurer, with other incidents, grave and droll
Chapter XXXIII. - Of the delectable discourse which the duchess and her damsels held with Sancho Panza, well worth reading and noting
Chapter XXXIV. - Which relates how they learned the way in which they were to disenchant the peerless Dulcinea Del Toboso, which is one of the rarest adventures in this book
Chapter XXXV. - Wherein is continued the instruction given to Don Quixote touching the disenchantment of Dulcinea, together with other marvellous incidents
Chapter XXXVI. - Wherein is related the strange and undreamt-of adventure of the distressed Duenna, alias the countess Trifaldi, together with a letter which Sancho Panza wrote to his wife, Teresa Panza
Chapter XXXVII. - Wherein is continued the notable adventure of the distressed Duenna
Chapter XXXVIII. - Wherein is told the distressed Duenna's tale of her misfortunes
Chapter XXXIX. - In which the Trifaldi continues her marvellous and memorable story
Chapter XL. - Of matters relating and belonging to this adventure and to this memorable history
Chapter XLI. - Of the arrival of Clavileno and the end of this protracted adventure
Chapter XLII. - Of the counsels which Don Quixote gave Sancho Panza before he set out to govern the island, together with other well-considered matters
Chapter XLIII. - Of the second set of counsels Don Quixote gave Sancho Panza
Chapter XLIV. - How Sancho Panza was conducted to his government, and of the strange adventure that befell Don Quixote in the castle
Chapter XLV. - Of how the great Sancho Panza took possession of his island, and of how he made a beginning in governing
Chapter XLVI. - Of the terrible bell and cat fright that Don Quixote got in the course of the enamoured Altisidora's wooing
Chapter XLVII. - Wherein is continued the account of how Sancho Panza conducted himself in his government
Chapter XLVIII. - Of what befell Don Quixote with Dona Rodriguez, the Duchess's Duenna, together with other occurrences worthy of record and eternal remembrance
Chapter XLIX. - Of what happened Sancho in making the round of his island
Chapter L. - Wherein is set forth who the enchanters and executioners were who flogged the Duenna and pinched Don Quixote, and also what befell the page who carried the letter to Teresa Panza, Sancho Panza's wife
Chapter LI. - Of the progress of Sancho's government, and other such entertaining matters
Chapter LII. - Wherein is related the adventure of the second distressed or afflicted Duenna, otherwise called Dona Rodriguez
Chapter LIII. - Of the troublous end and termination Sancho Panza's government came to
Chapter LIV. - Which deals with matters relating to this history and no other
Chapter LV. - Of what befell Sancho on the road, and other things that cannot be surpassed
Chapter LVI. - Of the prodigious and unparalleled battle that took place between Don Quixote of la mancha and the Lacquey Tosilos in defence of the daughter of Dona Rodriguez
Chapter LVII. - Which treats of how Don Quixote took leave of the Duke, and of what followed with the witty and impudent Altisidora, one of the Duchess's damsels
Chapter LVIII. - Which tells how adventures came crowding on Don Quixote in such numbers that they gave one another no breathing-time
Chapter LIX. - Wherein is related the strange thing, which may be regarded as an adventure, that happened Don Quixote
Chapter LX. - Of what happened Don Quixote on his way to Barcelona
Chapter LXI. - Of what happened Don Quixote on entering Barcelona, together with other matters that partake of the true rather than of the ingenious
Chapter LXII. - Which deals with the adventure of the enchanted head, together with other trivial matters which cannot be left untold
Chapter LXIII. - Of the mishap that befell Sancho Panza through the visit to the galleys, and the strange adventure of the fair Morisco
Chapter LXIV. - Treating of the adventure which gave Don Quixote more unhappiness than all that had hitherto befallen him
Chapter LXV. - Wherein is made known who the Knight of the White Moon was; likewise Don Gregorio's release, and other events
Chapter LXVI. - Which treats of what he who reads will see, or what he who has it read to him will hear
Chapter LXVII. - Of the resolution Don Quixote formed to turn shepherd and take to a life in the fields while the year for which he had given his word was running its course; with other events truly delectable and happy
Chapter LXVIII. - Of the bristly adventure that befell Don Quixote
Chapter LXIX. - Of the strangest and most extraordinary adventure that befell Don Quixote in the whole course of this great history
Chapter LXX. - Which follows sixty-nine and deals with matters indispensable for the clear comprehension of this history
Chapter LXXI. - Of what passed between Don Quixote and his Squire Sancho on the way to their village
Chapter LXXII. - Of how Don Quixote and Sancho reached their village
Chapter LXXIII. - Of the omens Don Quixote had as he entered his own village, and other incidents that embellish and give a colour to this great history
Chapter LXXIV. - Of how Don Quixote fell sick, and of the will he made, and how he died
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Don Quixote,
PART II. - DON QUIXOTE Volume II. Complete by Miguel de Cervantes Translated by John Ormsby
VOLUME II. THE AUTHOR'S PREFACE
Chapter LVII. - Which treats of how Don Quixote took leave of the Duke, and of what followed with the witty and impudent Altisidora, one of the Duchess's damsels
Don Quixote now felt it right to quit a life of such idleness as he was leading in the castle; for he fancied that he was making himself sorely missed by suffering himself to remain shut up and inactive amid the countless luxuries and enjoyments his hosts lavished upon him as a knight, and he felt too that he would have to render a strict account to heaven of that indolence and seclusion; and so one day he asked the duke and duchess to grant him permission to take his departure. They gave it, showing at the same time that they were very sorry he was leaving them.
The duchess gave his wife's letters to Sancho Panza, who shed tears over them, saying, "Who would have thought that such grand hopes as the news of my government bred in my wife Teresa Panza's breast would end in my going back now to the vagabond adventures of my master Don Quixote of La Mancha? Still I'm glad to see my Teresa behaved as she ought in sending the acorns, for if she had not sent them I'd have been sorry, and she'd have shown herself ungrateful. It is a comfort to me that they can't call that present a bribe; for I had got the government already when she sent them, and it's but reasonable that those who have had a good turn done them should show their gratitude, if it's only with a trifle. After all I went into the government naked, and I come out of it naked; so I can say with a safe conscience--and that's no small matter--'naked I was born, naked I find myself, I neither lose nor gain.'"
Thus did Sancho soliloquise on the day of their departure, as Don Quixote, who had the night before taken leave of the duke and duchess, coming out made his appearance at an early hour in full armour in the courtyard of the castle. The whole household of the castle were watching him from the corridors, and the duke and duchess, too, came out to see him. Sancho was mounted on his Dapple, with his alforjas, valise, and proven, supremely happy because the duke's majordomo, the same that had acted the part of the Trifaldi, had given him a little purse with two hundred gold crowns to meet the necessary expenses of the road, but of this Don Quixote knew nothing as yet. While all were, as has been said, observing him, suddenly from among the duennas and handmaidens the impudent and witty Altisidora lifted up her voice and said in pathetic tones:
Give ear, cruel knight;
Draw rein; where's the need
Of spurring the flanks
Of that ill-broken steed?
From what art thou flying?
No dragon I am,
Not even a sheep,
But a tender young lamb.
Thou hast jilted a maiden
As fair to behold
As nymph of Diana
Or Venus of old.
Bireno, AEneas, what worse shall I call thee?
Barabbas go with thee! All evil befall thee!
In thy claws, ruthless robber,
Thou bearest away
The heart of a meek
Loving maid for thy prey,
Three kerchiefs thou stealest,
And garters a pair,
From legs than the whitest
Of marble more fair;
And the sighs that pursue thee
Would burn to the ground
Two thousand Troy Towns,
If so many were found.
Bireno, AEneas, what worse shall I call thee?
Barabbas go with thee! All evil befall thee!
May no bowels of mercy
To Sancho be granted,
And thy Dulcinea
Be left still enchanted,
May thy falsehood to me
Find its punishment in her,
For in my land the just
Often pays for the sinner.
May thy grandest adventures
Discomfitures prove,
May thy joys be all dreams,
And forgotten thy love.
Bireno, AEneas, what worse shall I call thee?
Barabbas go with thee! All evil befall thee!
May thy name be abhorred
For thy conduct to ladies,
From London to England,
From Seville to Cadiz;
May thy cards be unlucky,
Thy hands contain ne'er a
King, seven, or ace
When thou playest primera;
When thy corns are cut
May it be to the quick;
When thy grinders are drawn
May the roots of them stick.
Bireno, AEneas, what worse shall I call thee?
Barabbas go with thee! All evil befall thee!
All the while the unhappy Altisidora was bewailing herself in the above strain Don Quixote stood staring at her; and without uttering a word in reply to her he turned round to Sancho and said, "Sancho my friend, I conjure thee by the life of thy forefathers tell me the truth; say, hast thou by any chance taken the three kerchiefs and the garters this love-sick maid speaks of?"
To this Sancho made answer, "The three kerchiefs I have; but the garters, as much as 'over the hills of Ubeda.'"
The duchess was amazed at Altisidora's assurance; she knew that she was bold, lively, and impudent, but not so much so as to venture to make free in this fashion; and not being prepared for the joke, her astonishment was all the greater. The duke had a mind to keep up the sport, so he said, "It does not seem to me well done in you, sir knight, that after having received the hospitality that has been offered you in this very castle, you should have ventured to carry off even three kerchiefs, not to say my handmaid's garters. It shows a bad heart and does not tally with your reputation. Restore her garters, or else I defy you to mortal combat, for I am not afraid of rascally enchanters changing or altering my features as they changed his who encountered you into those of my lacquey, Tosilos."
"God forbid," said Don Quixote, "that I should draw my sword against your illustrious person from which I have received such great favours. The kerchiefs I will restore, as Sancho says he has them; as to the garters that is impossible, for I have not got them, neither has he; and if your handmaiden here will look in her hiding-places, depend upon it she will find them. I have never been a thief, my lord duke, nor do I mean to be so long as I live, if God cease not to have me in his keeping. This damsel by her own confession speaks as one in love, for which I am not to blame, and therefore need not ask pardon, either of her or of your excellence, whom I entreat to have a better opinion of me, and once more to give me leave to pursue my journey."
"And may God so prosper it, Senor Don Quixote," said the duchess, "that we may always hear good news of your exploits; God speed you; for the longer you stay, the more you inflame the hearts of the damsels who behold you; and as for this one of mine, I will so chastise her that she will not transgress again, either with her eyes or with her words."
"One word and no more, O valiant Don Quixote, I ask you to hear," said Altisidora, "and that is that I beg your pardon about the theft of the garters; for by God and upon my soul I have got them on, and I have fallen into the same blunder as he did who went looking for his ass being all the while mounted on it."
"Didn't I say so?" said Sancho. "I'm a likely one to hide thefts! Why if I wanted to deal in them, opportunities came ready enough to me in my government."
Don Quixote bowed his head, and saluted the duke and duchess and all the bystanders, and wheeling Rocinante round, Sancho following him on Dapple, he rode out of the castle, shaping his course for Saragossa.
